Eagan family name history and map

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Eagan in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 46 people named Eagan in Ireland: 23 men and 22 women.

Counties with Eagan in Ireland

Most Eagans were found in Roscommon (11), with smaller numbers in Mayo (8), Dublin (5), Derry (2) and Kerry (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Eagan average age in 1911

The average Eagan in 1911 was 30.0 years old, though with only 46 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Eagan literacy in 1911

Of the Eagans whose literacy was recorded, 86.4% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 11.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 90.9% reading and writing against 81.8% of women.

Eagan common first names

Among the Eagans were men named James (5), John (4), Michael (3), Patrick (3) and Thomas (2) and women named Catherine (2), Maggie (2), Margret (2), Mary (2) and Anne.

Eagan occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an Eagan's census form was "Scholar"; 13% (6) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), general labourer (8.7%), domestic servant (6.5%) and cook (4.3%).

What religion is Eagan?

Eagans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Methodist (2.2%).

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Eagan statistics (1911)

Number: 46
Rank: 6,071
Average Age: 30

Eagan in the USA (2020)

Number: 5,132
Rank: 6,372

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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